Today is Good Friday, a day when most Christians flock to church and Buddhists to the resting places of their ancestors (i.e. the temple outside my house).

Every year, the same video clip is played during the service. It starts off with Jesus praying hard with his disciples (who end up sleeping), then he gets arrested after Judas betrays him. After travelling from place to place, he finally receives the death sentence. Then, he gets nailed to the cross and the video is stopped after he dies. I find that it's only when I'm reminded (with graphic detail) annually that the real significance of Jesus's death starts to renew itself in me. Otherwise, it's hard to imagine.

The choir presented this song - 他为了我们 (We Are the Reason). It sums up why Jesus died on the cross for everyone. In my inexpert opinion, I don't think the choir sang their best today. But that's besides my main point.

Violin exam is in exactly 3 weeks. I practiced for more than 2 hours today and my fingers were seriously aching.